Project Assistant

SNEHA SHIVANKAR

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EDUCATION

Master of Science in Project Management Northeastern University, Boston, MA CGPA: 3.64/4 April 2020

Agile Project Management and Lean Product Development

Bachelor of Engineering in Computer University of Mumbai, India CGPA: 6.84/10 June 2018

PROJECT DOCUMENTATION SKILLS

Business Case Project Charter Communication Plan Work Breakdown Structure Stakeholder Register Risk Register Feasibility and Traceability Matrix HR Management Plan Risk Calculation Sheet Change Management Plan

WORK EXPERIENCE

IT Project Lead Northeastern University, US Experiential Internship Sept 2019 – Mar 2020

Managed all phases of project lifecycle for two cutting-edge, web-based platform within an agile environment

Drafted and maintained deliverables for internal technical teams and clients, such as use cases, product roadmaps, and training documentation

Designed tools and reports for stakeholders to provide summaries of project status and prototype performance

Acted as a liaison between stakeholders and technical team to ensure project deliverables remained on track & aligned with business goals

Utilized Work Breakdown Structure (WBS) to ensure appropriate allocation of resources based on cost estimates

Recorded agile ceremonies on Confluence; assigned tasks and resources using Jira

Analyzed competing priorities, financial/resource constraints, schedule considerations to determine costs and benefits of change requests

Conducted market research analysis, constructed reports, and decks to understand the business environment

Improved integration and accessibility of project information by designing meeting agendas

Project Research Assistant BeBrilliant - Digital Solutions, US Internship April 2019 – July 2019

Crafted an Integrated Project Plan (IPP) with input from sponsor to lay out project execution

Focused on market segmentation of home furnishings stores in the United States

Proposed competitive edge and created marketing strategies

Associate Project Manager WebCos Infotech, India Aug 2017 – May 2018

Communicated with clients to identify and define project requirements, scope, and objectives

Fostered translation of ideas and requirements into user stories that guided technical team in software development, and rendered context as to who will be using the various features and for what purpose

Achieved a 23% reduction in development time and a 12% reduction in development cost by directing development and implementation of operations improvements and change-management strategy

Ensured projects adhere to frameworks and all documentation is maintained appropriately for each project

Assessed project risks and issues to provide solutions where applicable; provided administrative support

IT Project Coordinator Quadcore Technologies, India Mar 2016 – Jun 2017

Coordinated multiple IT projects in a startup environment with a strong working knowledge of web technologies including HTML5, CSS3, Django, Bootstrap 3, MySQL, PHP, and JavaScript

Achieved a 31% improvement in productivity and a 17% gain in scheduling through efficient project leadership

Facilitated redesigning, re-development, and launching of 3 corporate website designs, focusing on UI/UX design

Assisted with the implementation of project activities in accordance with the project plan

Documented established project goals, compiled project status reports, and communicated them to project team

Engineered project schedule, meetings to identify and resolve technical problems and enhance workflows

Programed interactive sessions to increase the accountability and efficacy of the team to deliver success

PROJECTS

1.University Library articles Advanced Agile Project Lean Product Development

Designated Scrum Master for two sprints of 2 weeks each and developed a product backlog for library articles

Conducted Agile ceremonies such as Sprint Planning, Daily stand-ups, Iteration Review & Retrospective

2.Extraction of distinctive ingredients from cuisines

Extracted and filtered data using data scraping, pattern matching and data cleaning algorithms from food websites

Created a web interface to search and display the output; designed and produced database to store the data

3.Automatic Question Paper Generator

Devised individual panels for chief examiner and invigilator; created authentication and authorization of a project

Outlined the format for displaying the generated examination papers from the database

PUBLICATION

Author: Shivankar, S., Momin, S., Khan, S., Bodke, K. (2018). Analysis of Different Web Data Extraction Technique. IEEE DOI: 10.1109/ICSCET.2018.8537333

CREDENTIALS Northeastern University

LEADERSHIP OPPORTUNITIES

Documentation/Publicity Head Programmers Club, Computer Department - AIKTC July 2016 – July 2018

Organized and tutored a three-day Web Development and Python workshop

Established key relationships with NGOs which increased local exposure on their problems and addressed them in Hackathons

Attained strategic relationships with five community groups to support solutions developed during Hackathons

Administered sessions on topics such as women empowerment and careers in the domain of IT

Increased community involvement by 60% through volunteer management

Governed event planning, media buying, campaign development, volunteer management, and e-marketing

SKILLS

Project Management Tools & Skills: Jira, Trello, Confluence, Microsoft Project, Negotiation, Managing Teams, PMBoK, Performance Evaluation, Agile Methodology, Scrum, Market Analysis, Strategic Planning, Scheduling, Consulting, Digital Literacy, SDLC, Gantt Chart, Microsoft Project Server, Aha!, CMS – WordPress, UX Design

Computer Software: MS Office Suite, Adobe Suite, LibreOffice, Balsamiq, SharePoint, Advance Excel, Power BI

Technical Skills: HTML5, CSS3, Bootstrap3, Python, Basic MySQL, PhpMyAdmin, Basic Java, Linux

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